Nic Scheelings Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 This may seem like a silly question but I was wondering if there is any difference in nutritional value in eating nuts raw or roasted. I like eating them both ways (especially almonds) and was just wondering what people thought.Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Malin Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 My understanding is that it's best to roast or soak them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rambo5501 Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 It doesn't matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbryk Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 I would go with raw, simply because raw has all the nutrients, and nothing is "cooked out". Basically nuts are great any way you see fit, just save some for the squirrels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Scheelings Posted November 10, 2008 Author Share Posted November 10, 2008 Yeah I was thinking raw would probably be better and it's the way i usually eat them, oh well they are great either way ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Weaver Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 My wife soaks almonds overnight before she eats them. She also soaks other nuts as well. She doesn't go as far as sprouting them, but she says they can provide additional nutrients that way.She does a lot of research into food and nutrition, so I consider her a reliable source, at least for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairbob Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 http://www.localforage.com/local_forage/2007/05/enzyme_inhibito.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Scheelings Posted November 10, 2008 Author Share Posted November 10, 2008 Interesting stuff, thanls people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenL Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 soaking nuts overnight in pure water makes them more digestible, especially almonds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siamang Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Personal experience leads me to believe that brazil nuts are horrendous after soaking - but lovely covered in dark or milk chocolate.Almonds are lovely soaked and roasted/dehydrated. Hazelnuts are pretty good too.Raw nuts contain anti-nutrients that greatly reduce the absorption of most minerals, but only those from the food itself. Vitamin C and meat reduce the damage done by the anti-nutrients, and red meat's a much better source of iron and zinc anyway. Whether nuts are raw or roasted won't make much difference unless they happen to be the main dietary source of the relevant minerals.Here's a report on some iron-absorption experiments that were carried out on various nuts (and peanuts and coconut): http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/reprint/47/2/270. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dissipate Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Another similar but also interesting blog post about eating either soaked or roasted nuts http://donmatesz.blogspot.com/2009/06/t ... lying.html (WFS) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajhoover Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 My personal favorate way to eat any type of nut, is oil blancheing. You slowly roast the nut in its own type of oil and it yeilds a product that is not only higher in good fats but has a crunch and a flavor that will blow your mind.Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASForum Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 My personal favorate way to eat any type of nut, is oil blancheing. You slowly roast the nut in its own type of oil and it yeilds a product that is not only higher in good fats but has a crunch and a flavor that will blow your mind.AndrewSoaked almonds digest better for sure. Ah! This blancheing is interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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